Reasons I love Helmand

DrMcCleod · Post by **DrMcCleod** » 2007-03-21 10:50

1) Best map for infantry tactics. Pin, flank, pwn.

2) Destructible buildings.

3) Scoped SA80 vs enemies with no body armour.

4) M60 vs Spawn Car.

causticbeat · Post by **causticbeat** » 2007-03-21 10:53

Reasons I hate Helmand

1. Noob tubes
2. Spawn cars =/= personal taxi

no, in all serious, its a beautiful map. Could benefit from some smaller CP groups, but its excellently designed. It just doesnt always play out that well, especially when its run in a full 64p server, considering its meant for 16 players.

Post by **AfterDune** » 2007-03-21 10:55

Ye, I like the destroyable buildings too. Really adds something, if you ask me.

Helmand can be a bit boring, if the opposite side is not attacking right (or defending, depending on what team you're on). Have had some wonderful battles there, though.

I like the map. But still some ppl need to know that spawncars are to spawn in, not to drive directly to the flag

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DrMcCleod · Post by **DrMcCleod** » 2007-03-21 10:57

AfterDune wrote:Ye, I like the destroyable buildings too. Really adds something, if you ask me.

Helmand can be a bit boring, if the opposite side is not attacking right (or defending, depending on what team you're on). Have had some wonderful battles there, though.

I like the map. But still some ppl need to know that spawncars are to spawn in, not to drive directly to the flag .

Haha, yeah. Hence the M60 vs Spawn Car option. Daft beggar drove straight through Whisky and into my eager sights. His passenger was not at all amused.

TroyMcClure · Post by **TroyMcClure** » 2007-03-21 12:31

nice map in AAS mode
mysterious map if played in xtrac mode

in fact the play is like AAS but without flags :rotl:

DirtyHarry88 · Post by **DirtyHarry88** » 2007-03-21 13:01

I love the sound of the GPMG.

Chuffy · Post by **Chuffy** » 2007-03-21 15:04

Helmand is very nice, but ideally you do want to play it with 16-32 players. Not more.

Is there the possibility of a larger version in future? It could be a nice rural, long ranged infantry-based map.

Guerra · Post by **Guerra** » 2007-03-21 15:19

Destroyable buildings is really nice. I'd like to see an entire town of destroyable buildings. Really dense urban fighting, oh boy that would rock.

But Helmand has some problems. For one, the spawn cars is general are a bad idea. I hope the PR team can think of something better. (Personally, I'd have lot of native spawn locations in buildings, and allies have to go into buildings, secure them, and destroy the spawn locations).

I just think spawning on a car is a bit arcade-ish. Its not too bad on Basrah, but it could be better.

Grenade launchers on Helmand are the worst. Truely.

Hfett · Post by **Hfett** » 2007-03-21 15:31

It is a beutifull map =)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwpwD3AZvbo

Wasteland · Post by **Wasteland** » 2007-03-21 18:16

Can't stand it

. People are tards with spawn cars, and the L86 pwns against the AK.

00SoldierofFortune00 · Post by **00SoldierofFortune00** » 2007-03-21 18:47

The maps ok, but I really hate the flat terrain. There isn't much cover anywhere(especially for rally points), and the buildings seem a little TOO easy to be destroyed sometimes.

Wasteland · Post by **Wasteland** » 2007-03-21 19:06

Yeah, I hear that. Then you flank some Brits who've gotten all complacent with their uber-weapons and wipe out the whole squad.

DirtyHarry88 · Post by **DirtyHarry88** » 2007-03-21 19:25

If I'm insurgent I like to stick with the G3 or nick some Charlie boy's scoped L85.

Post by **Mongolian_dude** » 2007-03-21 19:27

Its an alright map but its bad for mental health.
By that, i mean the players seem to lose 75% of their brain cells when they play it.
'Bob.dob's Finest' squad will know what im talking about.

Every time a CP is capped 'Teh_Mob' (asicly everyone except our squad who moves in this huge crowd, throwing themselves at CPs left right and center. If you watch the mini-map, it looks like a bloody comady sketch.

Its so dam ridiculous that we think the loading music to the map should be this instead.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YJUJ26QOeoI

...mongol...

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-03-21 20:22

Nick the kits?!??!! The insurgent SF has a AK101, which is way better than the S80!! aim at the head and boom! headshot!

jackal22 · Post by **jackal22** » 2007-03-21 21:31

i love that map but when it comes up on thors rotation its already 11-12 pm here >_<

Sneak Attack · Post by **Sneak Attack** » 2007-03-21 21:37

ill let you all in on a secret that no body knows and its hilarious...

all the buildings slash walls...you can shoot through them with all of the guns.

if you hear somebody inside a building just shoot though the walls. everybody takes cover beind them and you can just shoot them right through it, its funny. or i guess you could just blow it up and then shoot them with no wall in the way but thats not as cool.

Post by **Outlawz7** » 2007-03-21 22:23

Yah, seen it on YouTube...knifed thru the wall...geez, that sucks...almost as bad as the body glitch...where you prone at a wall and your feet stick out at the other side...

workingrobbie · Post by **workingrobbie** » 2007-03-21 22:55

Sneak Attack wrote:ill let you all in on a secret that no body knows and its hilarious...

all the buildings slash walls...you can shoot through them with all of the guns.

if you hear somebody inside a building just shoot though the walls. everybody takes cover beind them and you can just shoot them right through it, its funny. or i guess you could just blow it up and then shoot them with no wall in the way but thats not as cool.

Aye. I was about to say this is what I dislike about Hemland!

You'd think even a mudbrick house would provide more cover.